**The FReeper Canteen Presents**
**Remembering Our Troops!!**
**Ooh Rah! Looking The Part!**
U.S. Marine Corps recruit Angel Onofre Jr. with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receives his weekly haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego. Recruits receive haircuts weekly during their time at MCRD San Diego to maintain a uniform appearance and promote good hygiene throughout recruit training. Onofre is a native of Lake County, Illinois.
*(Photo by U.S. Yvonna Guyette)*
*(This image was originally captured in color and converted to black and white.)*
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**Canteen Mission Statement**
Our mission is to show support and boost the morale of our military, our allies’ military, and family members. We also honor those who have served before.
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**Daddy’s Home!**
*Pacific Ocean (June 18, 2023)* – VFA-22 returns home after a 7-month deployment.
KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the 141st Air Refueling Wing taxi into position before takeoff as part of Operation Centennial Contact at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. This movement included stops at Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore, and Glacier National Park.
The event was part of Air Mobility Command’s celebration of 100 years of air refueling operations and demonstrated the 92nd Air Refueling Wing’s global reach capabilities. This capability is essential for strategic and tactical operations as well as humanitarian relief efforts in support of AMC, U.S. Transportation Command, and Department of Defense priorities.
*(Photo by U.S. Sgt. Michael Brown)*
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**So Precious!**
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Grace Grimaldi, engineer equipment mechanic, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, poses with her son for Mother’s Day portraits at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
On this day, we celebrate the mothers of Marines and the mothers who stand in our ranks, both past and present.
*(Photo by U.S. Richard PerezGarcia)*
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**So Cute!**
*(Photo by U.S. Richard PerezGarcia)*
Today, we honor the mothers of Marines and the mothers who serve in our ranks, both past and present.
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**We Caught A Fish!**
A Team Hickam family observes their catch during the Keiki Fishing Tournament at Alii Agricultural Farms, Wahiawa, Hawaii. The fishing event marked the 21st year that Friends of Hickam hosted members of Team Hickam and their families.
A child patiently waits for a fish on the bank of a fishing pond during the tournament. The event allowed service members and their children to enjoy a day of recreation and fishing.
*(Photos by U.S. Margaret Blice)*
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Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops, veterans, and their families. We are proud to be family friendly.
**Ooh Rah!**
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